Fighting Fat: Canada, 1920-1980

By Wendy Mitchinson

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Fighting Fat is a comprehensive study of approaches to obesity from 1920 to 1980 in Canada. It examines the health professions use of the word 'obesity', how it was measured, its causes, and treatments. It examines popular cultures view of the obese and its effect on those who were fat.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1487522746

ISBN13:9781487522742

Release Date:August 2018

Publisher:University of Toronto Press

Length:456 Pages

Weight:1.50 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

History Medical Medical Books Social Science Social Sciences

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